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Beinn Tharsuinn

hill or mountain · Highland · 710m

MarilynGraham
GaelicAI-generated

This name means 'the cross hill'. 'Beinn' means mountain or hill, and 'Tharsuinn' means across or transverse, suggesting a hill that lies across a route or has a transverse shape.

Word origins

Beinn
Gaelicmountain, hill(from beinn "mountain, hill")
Tharsuinn
Gaelicacross, transverse(from thairis "across")